Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 569 - Estrays and Livestock
NRS 569.031 - Cooperative agreements for management, control, placement or disposition of livestock: Required provisions; annual review by Department; cancellation.

The Department may enter into a cooperative agreement for the management, control, placement or disposition of the livestock with another agency of this state or with a county, city, town, township, peace officer, poundmaster or nonprofit organization. If an agreement is entered into, it must provide for:
1. The responsibility for the payment of the expenses incurred in taking up, holding, advertising and making the disposition of the estray or feral livestock, and any damages for trespass allowed pursuant to NRS 569.440;
2. The disposition of any money received from the sale of the livestock;
3. The protection of the rights of a lawful owner of an estray or feral livestock pursuant to NRS 569.040 to 569.130, inclusive;
4. The designation of the specific geographic area of this state to which the cooperative agreement applies; and
5. The cooperating person or entity to hold the State of Nevada harmless from any claim or liability arising from an act or omission of the cooperating person or entity in carrying out the cooperative agreement.
The Department shall annually review the actions of the cooperating person or entity for compliance with the agreement. The Department may cancel the agreement upon a finding of noncompliant actions.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 294; A 1995, 649; 1997, 462; 1999, 3683; 2003, 2153; 2013, 1867)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 569 - Estrays and Livestock

NRS 569.005 - Definitions.

NRS 569.006 - "Alternative livestock" defined.

NRS 569.0065 - "Department" defined.

NRS 569.007 - "Director" defined.

NRS 569.0075 - "Estray" defined.

NRS 569.008 - "Feral livestock" defined.

NRS 569.0085 - "Livestock" defined.

NRS 569.010 - Estrays and feral livestock deemed property of Department; management, control, placement and disposition of estrays and feral livestock; disposition of money; liability.

NRS 569.020 - Duties of certain officers who impound livestock to notify Department; contents of notice.

NRS 569.031 - Cooperative agreements for management, control, placement or disposition of livestock: Required provisions; annual review by Department; cancellation.

NRS 569.040 - Unlawful to take up or feed estray or feral livestock; enforcement; penalties.

NRS 569.045 - Person gathering estray or feral livestock to publish notice in newspaper; requirements of notice.

NRS 569.050 - Written notice to Department when person takes up estray.

NRS 569.060 - Examination by Department of brand records upon receipt of notice of taking up of estray; notice to owner; payment of charges incurred for care; authority for closer examination of brands.

NRS 569.070 - Publication of notice of estray required if owner cannot be determined; reimbursement of expenses for publication; sale of injured or debilitated estray.

NRS 569.075 - Sale of feral livestock gathered by Department; publication of notice of sale of feral livestock; sale of injured or debilitated feral livestock.

NRS 569.080 - Sale, placement or other disposition of unclaimed estray; sale or placement of unclaimed feral livestock; issuance of brand inspection clearance certificate upon sale; marking, branding or identifying required before sale or placement.

NRS 569.090 - Deposit of balance of proceeds of sale; records; payment to owner.

NRS 569.100 - Person taking up estray or feral livestock entitled to hold animal until relieved of custody; unlawful use or taking of estray or feral livestock; penalties.

NRS 569.110 - Escaped or removed estray or feral livestock may be recovered by person who took it up.

NRS 569.120 - Estrays and feral livestock may be taken up by agents of Department; procedure for disposal.

NRS 569.130 - Penalties.

NRS 569.431 - "Legal fence" defined.

NRS 569.440 - Liability caused by trespassing livestock; liability of landowner for injury to trespassing livestock; trespassing livestock treated as estrays.

NRS 569.450 - Trespass on cultivated land: No award of damages unless land enclosed by legal fence.

NRS 569.461 - Liability of developer of residential, commercial or industrial structure adjoining pasture for damages to legal fence.

NRS 569.471 - Replacement of legal fence permitted; conditions; duty and liability.